These polls are getting duller

[davidn]

That last post got quite a response. Here's something far more mundane.

In which order are the three main items arranged in your cutlery drawer?

Or if you don't have a say in the matter due to not living by yourself, in which order did they come to mind first or which order should they come in? Blame whoever you like.

I'm inspired to ask because after the weekend in New York and not having to remember our entirely arbitrary order of spoons-forks-knives for only four days, my mind reverted to the (clearly much better) knives-forks-spoons order that my parents had got me used to and I put all the items at the ends in the wrong compartments without thinking about it.

You can elaborate further on your own situation if you want, but bear in mind that people might think you're even more boring than I am.

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I've just noticed that I never drew any conclusion from the last question post - basically the rules of that card game are entirely variable, but they seem to be fairly standardized within general regions or schools. 10 is always burn - that's the only certainty you have.

Comments

[dr-dos.livejournal.com]

Forks/Butterknives/Knives
Spoons

If you can't tell from the amazing icons.

[starfishchris.livejournal.com]

What do you need two kinds of knives for? Obviously cooking knives are separate here, you need at least three different types anyway.

Sorry David, I'm a spoons-forks-knives person. Teaspoons go below. (Teaspoons, important for measuring instant coffee, hot chocolate, baking powder and spices. Other people in my house use them only to lift teabags from the mug, but I know nothing about that personally.)

[dr-dos.livejournal.com]

Using a regular knife on bread is a good way to tear it apart and a butterknife is too dull to cut meat.

[diarytypething.livejournal.com]

Our cutlery mostly goes straight back into use from the cutlery holder on the draining board, bypassing the cutlery drawer entirely. This is partly because we don't have a lot of cutlery, but mainly due to laziness our high levels of household efficiency. Everything is left to drip-dry, saving us the work of drying up, and then it's easier to just grab things from the drying rack rather than taking more out of the cupboard.

Clare Young

[(Anonymous)]

Spoons-forks-knives. But I have to add that the draws in my kitchen are in a stupid place (far left and nowhere near the useable work surfaces or cooker) so the knives are most accessable.

Are you left handed? Knives are usually in a person's right hand and forks in the left if you are right handed. Just a thought.

Re: Clare Young

[davidn]

That is a thought (and probably the only useful thing to come out of this, evidently it's too dull for people to even answer). I'm right handed, and hadn't previously considered the position to have any relation to where you hold them in your hands!